Liane Curtis

Liane Curtis

Liane Curtis is a musicologist and the founder and President of both The Rebecca Clarke Society, and Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy, non-profit organizations which are based at the WSRC. A former Fulbright Scholar, Liane has taught at a wide range of colleges and universities, including Wellesley, Ohio State, and (in 2011 and 2007) at Brandeis University. She has written for the San Francisco Examiner, Bay Windows, The Musical Times, The New Grove Dictionary of Music, the National Women’s Studies Association Journal, Women’s Enews, The Gay and Lesbian Review, and other publications. In October 2006, Liane was a Fellow in the National Endowment for the Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera.

In 2000, she collaborated with the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail to have the name of composer Amy Beach added to the 87 names of male composers that adorn the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. The unveiling of Beach’s name took place with a performance by the Boston Pops Orchestra that included music by Beach.

Current Projects

Dr. Curtis continues her biographical research on Rebecca Clarke, her work with the Clarke Society (including the promotion of Ruth Lomon’s orchestration of Clarke’s Viola Sonata), the leadership of Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy (promoting orchestral music by women), and the organization of concerts at the WSRC. She is also involved in the production of several CDs by women composers.